Prunus 'Gyoiko'
(Ornamental Cherry 'Gyoiko')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Tree
Year of Introduction - 1914
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 6m
Width - up to 6m
Location - The Walled Garden
Description: A small, Deciduous tree with an upright habit and ascending branches. Ovate to Elliptic leaves with finely toothed margins emerge bronze-red in spring and age to mid-green. Semi-double, bowl-shaped flowers are creamy white marked with green and pink and are produced in pendulous clusters in mid-spring. The leaves turn bright shades of orange, red and purple in autumn before falling.
Flower:
Semi-double, bowl-shaped flowers are creamy white and streaked with green and pink. The flowers are held in pendulous clusters in April.
Flower colour: White, green
Flower shape: Semi-double bowl-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Ovate to Elliptic leaves with serrate margins emerge bronze-tinted in spring and mature to mid-green. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches. The foliage turns bright shades of orange, red and purple in autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Autumn Colour: Orange, red, purple
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.